Postdoctoral Fellow
Graduated University of Oregon with a Ph.D. in Communication and Media
Specialty areas: media psychology, game studies, cultural studies
Dr. Shane L Burrell Jr is a post-doctoral researcher at Chestnut utilizing skills in Media Psychology and Cultural Studies to aid substance use research. Specifically, Dr. Burrell works in data dissemination using quantitative and qualitative methods using both statistical analysis and grounded theories to assess research.
Dr. Burrell uses his background in media and communication to bring a new perspective to dissemination and implementation sciences to help generate new perspectives to substance use research. Dr. Burrell’s personal research centers in immersive media, human-computer interaction, game studies, and cultural studies. Dr. Burrell situates virtual reality games, individual emotions, and cultural constraints in his research on digital avatars and the individuals that embody them. Dr. Burrell has furthered research on concepts of en-roling (avatar adaptation) and de-roling (avatar relinquishing) in immersive media environments.